Subaru vs Home on Parrotts Ferry Leads to Arrest of Murphys Man

Subaru vs Home on Parrotts Ferry Leads to Arrest of Murphys Man

Columbia, CA…On April 18, 2018, at approximately 8:55 pm, a 26 year old Murphys resident, was driving a 2007 Subaru Forester northbound on Parrotts Ferry Road, north of Porcina Way at approximately 30-35 MPH, while under the influence of alcohol. Due to his high level of alcohol intoxication, as he entered a right hand curve […]

Great Work By Local Law Enforcement Agencies and a Homeowner Lead to Arrests

Great Work By Local Law Enforcement Agencies and a Homeowner Lead to Arrests

Jamestown, CA…From Sonora CHP…On Monday, April 16, just after 3:25 am, CHP officers observed a black Jeep Cherokee traveling westbound SR-120/108 west of Obyrnes Ferry Road at a high rate of speed, its rear taillights were not working and its rear license plate was missing. The officers attempted to make an enforcement stop and the […]

Garrahan For Sheriff Upcoming Events

Garrahan For Sheriff Upcoming Events

Valley Springs, CA…Why Pat Garrahan? My family has lived in Calaveras County for 26 years. Kate and I raised our kids here and we are invested in our community. We love Calaveras County. For about the last 40 years I’ve been involved in policing in one way or another. I’ve served as a police officer, […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through April 16th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through April 16th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, April 16, 2018 01:48 Traffic Stop 1804160001 Officer initiated activity at Reeds Turnpike/Ranch Rd, Copperopolis. Warning for speed. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 02:58 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1804160003 Occurred on E Saint Charles […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through April 16th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through April 16th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, April 16, 2018 00:01 MISC INFORMATION 1804160001 Occurred at Gibbs Tower on Gibbs Dr/Villa Dr. , Sonora. Caller had questions about the power outage. . Disposition: Log Note. 00:39 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE CHECK 1804160002 Officer initiated activity at Chips […]

Mule Creek State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

Mule Creek State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

Ione, CA…Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. During a routine security check on Monday, April 9, inmate Robert E. Hunter was found unresponsive in his cell with blunt force injuries to his face. Prison medical staff pronounced him deceased at 7:57 a.m. Hunter, 77, was […]

Two More Valley Springs Area Illegal Marijuana Grow Houses Eradicated

Two More Valley Springs Area Illegal Marijuana Grow Houses Eradicated

Valley Springs, CA…On 4-16-18 two more illegal marijuana grow houses were eradicated during the service of search warrants. Both of these locations were linked by Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team investigators to the same criminal organization as 12 other previously eradicated locations in the area. At a large two story residence on Hillvale […]

Copperopolis Burglary Suspects Captured in Tuolumne County

Copperopolis Burglary Suspects Captured in Tuolumne County

Copperopolis., CA…On 4-16-18 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a commercial burglary at the True Value store on Spangler Lane in Copperopolis. In reviewing video surveillance, deputies saw that at approx. 0315 hours, a black Jeep Cherokee with no license plates smashed into the glass door of the business. Two occupants […]

Supreme Court Affirms Ninth Circuit’s Decision Violent Felony Language in Immigration Law is Unconstitutionally Vague

Supreme Court Affirms Ninth Circuit’s Decision Violent Felony Language in Immigration Law is Unconstitutionally Vague

Washington, DC…Supreme Court Affirms Ninth Circuit’s Decision Violent Felony Language in Immigration Law is Unconstitutionally Vague. The case is Sessions v. Dimaya (15-1498) “The Ninth Circuit’s judgment—that 18 U. S. C. §16(b), which defines violent felony for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act’s removal provisions, is unconstitutionally vague—is affirmed.” It was a 5-4 decision […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through April 15th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through April 15th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below Daily_Log_04-15-2018 Daily_Log_04-14-2018 Daily_Log_04-13-2018 Daily_Log_04-12-2018 Daily_Log_04-11-2018 Daily_Log_04-10-2018 Daily_Log_04-09-2018 Daily_Log_04-08-2018 Daily_Log_04-07-2018 Daily_Log_04-06-2018 Daily_Log_04-05-2018 Daily_Log_04-04-2018 Daily_Log_04-03-2018 Daily_Log_04-02-2018 Daily_Log_04-01-2018

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through April 11th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through April 11th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-11-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-10-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-09-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-08-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-07-2018 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-06-2018 4-5-18 Log 4-4-18 Log 4-3-18 Log 4-2-18 Log 04-01-2018 Log

Senator Gardner Receives Commitment from President Trump to Protect States’ Rights Regarding Legal Marijuana Industry

Senator Gardner Receives Commitment from President Trump to Protect States’ Rights Regarding Legal Marijuana Industry

Washington, DC…Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) today released the below statement regarding the current status of the Administration’s policy toward legal marijuana. In response to the Department of Justice’s January 4th announcement that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had rescinded the Cole Memorandum, Senator Gardner placed a hold on all DOJ nominees until he received a commitment […]

Inspector General’s Report on the McCabe Firing

Inspector General’s Report on the McCabe Firing

Washington, DC…The Introduction and Summary of the Inspector General’s report on the McCabe Firing is below and the complete report in PDF format can be read by clicking on the cover photo below. “Introduction and Summary of Findings This misconduct report addresses the accuracy of statements made by then-Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Deputy Director […]

Another Threatening Email Sent to Schools Likely a Hoax

Another Threatening Email Sent to Schools Likely a Hoax

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Mark Twain School District that another threatening email had been received last night by district staff. Although the Sheriff’s Office, treats and investigates every threat seriously and independently; the FBI has already sent notification to local law enforcement that this latest email is likely […]

Guilty Plea by Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer and Permanent Shutdown of the Online Sex Trafficking Website

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced that defendant Carl Ferrer, Chief Executive Officer of online sex advertising website Backpage.com, has pled guilty to one charge of conspiracy and three counts of money laundering. The defendant entered the guilty plea in Sacramento County Superior Court, resolving charges against him in the criminal case People […]

Richard Roger Thayer II, Marie Ann Leonetti Killed in Probable Murder Suicide by Jacob Jedidiah Thayer

Richard Roger Thayer II, Marie Ann Leonetti Killed in Probable Murder Suicide by Jacob Jedidiah Thayer

Pine Grove, CA…On Thursday April 12, 2018 at approximately 0305 hours the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a female subject reporting that her son had killed himself at her residence on Hilltop Street in Pine Grove. Sheriff’s Deputies responded and were on scene within two minutes. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the […]

Apparent Murder, Suicide in Pine Grove Claims Three Lives

Apparent Murder, Suicide in Pine Grove Claims Three Lives

Pine Grove, CA…From the Ledger-Dispatch….On Thursday April 12, 2018 at approximately 3:05 a.m., the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a possible suicide at a residence on Hilltop Street in Pine Grove. Sheriff’s Deputies arrived to find three decedents within the residence, a 26 year old male, a 27 year old female […]

DNA Evidence Confirms Suspects in Strawberry & Twain Harte Burglaries

DNA Evidence Confirms Suspects in Strawberry & Twain Harte Burglaries

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”An ongoing investigation regarding a string of burglaries that occurred last year in Strawberry and Twain Harte, finally comes to an end. In September 2017, the High Risk Supervision Team attempted to locate 26-year-old Michael Valentine of Sonora to serve a probation search. Valentine was not located at that time […]

Interview From 2014 with Then Newly Promoted CHP Lieutenant Commander Georgia Hiehle

Interview From 2014 with Then Newly Promoted CHP Lieutenant Commander Georgia Hiehle

Jackson, CA…(This is an interview from 2014 and we though some of our readers might like to watch it in honor of her passing. She will be missed) We had the pleasure to spend a few minutes talking with Amador County CHP’s new Lt. Commander Georgia Hiehle. Many of our readers may know Lt. Hiehle […]

Investigation Underway for Death of Jack Edward Watts, 43 of Manteca Identified as Motorcycle Rider Shot on Highway 26 West of Mokelumne Hill

Investigation Underway for Death of Jack Edward Watts, 43 of Manteca Identified as Motorcycle Rider Shot on Highway 26 West of Mokelumne Hill

Mokelumne Hill, CA..On Sunday 4/8/18 at approx. 1737 hours the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call of a motorcycle down near Highway 26 west of Mokelumne Hill. CHP units responded and fire/medics also arrived on scene. CHP contacted the Sherriff’s Office and advised that the injured male motorcycle rider appeared to […]

Retired, CHP Lieutenant Commander Georgia Hiehle Has Passed Away

Retired, CHP Lieutenant Commander Georgia Hiehle Has Passed Away

Jackson, CA…From the Amador Area CHP Office and Lieutenant Hiehle was a longtime resident of Calaveras County…”The Amador Area is saddened to report the passing of retired, Lieutenant Commander Georgia Hiehle, ID 10578. Lieutenant Hiehle was a valued and distinguished member of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) for 33 years. Lieutenant Hiehle entered the CHP […]

Three Subjects Arrested in Connection to Appaloosa Road Burglaries

Three Subjects Arrested in Connection to Appaloosa Road Burglaries

Angels Camp, CA…On 4-7-18 at approx. 1505 hours, CCSO deputies responded to a possible burglary in progress at a residence in the 2500 block of Appaloosa Road near Angels Camp. Upon arrival deputies found the property owner blocking the drive-way with their vehicle. The property owner stated that the front door of the residence had […]

Sonora Couple Awakened By Inebriated, Disoriented Man Attempting to Enter Their Home

Sonora Couple Awakened By Inebriated, Disoriented Man Attempting to Enter Their Home

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office…A Sonora couple received quite a scare early Saturday morning as they were awakened by a man trying to get into their home. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the home on Feather River Drive in Sonora just before 4 AM for a report of a prowler banging on a door […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Believes Local School Threat Email Part of Larger Hoax

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Believes Local School Threat Email Part of Larger Hoax

Sonora, CA…This afternoon our office became aware of a email sent to all school districts in Tuolumne County. Through the investigation we have learned multiple schools throughout the state have received the email from a hacking group somewhere in the UK, referencing threats to schools. This email has gone viral and is believed to be […]

Gary L. Stevens for Sheriff Meet and Greet on April 9th

Gary L. Stevens for Sheriff Meet and Greet on April 9th

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Gary L. Stevens for Sheriff Meet and Greet scheduled for April 9th, 5:30pm-7:00pm. Located at the Town Hall in Mokelumne Hill. Gary cares about our community, our schools, and our Sheriff’s Office. Gary Stevens has lived in Calaveras County for more than 28 years. His family lives here. He has raised his children […]

Angels Camp K-9 Team Competes, Brings Home Awards

Angels Camp K-9 Team Competes, Brings Home Awards

Fairfield, CA…On April 6th and 7th, 2018, Travis AFB and the 60th Security Forces Squadron hosted the 5th annual DEFENDERS Military and Police Working Dog Competition. Angels Camp PD K-9 Kato, and his handler Chief Todd Fordahl brought home several awards from the event. On Friday they won 2nd place in the building search and […]

Tuolumne Sheriff’s Department Promotes Several

Tuolumne Sheriff’s Department Promotes Several

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept….We are absolutely honored to work with such a fantastic group. These ladies and gentlemen have all been promoted due to their commitment, dedication, and leadership within our agency and the community. They will continue to strive for the success and the goals that we have come to expect within […]